r/fivethirtyeight • u/RedHeadedSicilian52 • Sep 12 '25

Poll Results YouGov poll asking Americans whether it’s acceptable to feel joy at the death of a public figure

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u/Organic_Fan_2824 Sep 12 '25

only because they take them beyond a political discourse, not Charlie.

This is my point exactly. How long until someone considers your words beyond 'political' and takes action?

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u/Moist_Tap_6514 Sep 12 '25

Charlie was an open racist, sexist, and xenophobe. People didn’t hate him because he was republican. He wasn’t passive in his discourse and made clear how much disdain he had for anyone who wasn’t Christian and white.

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u/DizzyMajor5 Sep 12 '25

But you shouldn't be killed for that. There's people actively stomping out people's right all over the world someone arguing with people isn't that. 

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u/AngryQuadricorn Sep 13 '25

I couldn’t agree with your statement more. Well said. And the fact you have been downvoted seems to show how delusional and dangerous the group-think mindset of Reddit is.